Grand Press Photo is the biggest and most important photo contests in Poland. This is the Oscar’s of photography here in Poland. All the biggest photographic names from whole country came to Warsaw for the gala and prize giving ceremony. I was among this years finalists of sport category and with my wife Dominica we both participated in Warsaw’s gala.

Jury of Grand Press Photo 2017: Francesco Zizola (Italian photoreporter NOOR Agency, winner of World Press Photo), Maria Mann (European Pressphoto Agency), Beata Łyżwa-Sokół („Gazeta Wyborcza”), Jiří Siostrzonek (Instytut Twórczej Fotografii), Maciej Skawiński (photograph, winner of the World Press Photo), Andrzej Zygmuntowicz (Związek Polskich Artystów Fotografików). 5200 photos took part in the contest. 65 photographers from Poland got into the Final in 11 categories. When you being mentioned with polish greatests and you have guys like Tomasz Tomaszewski i Bartek Lazar over your back then you know that you are where you always dream that you would be. Every year I am looking at the photos in the internet and this year my story is being told and my portrait of Wanda Wąsowska is one of the 5 best sport photos in Poland.

Wanda Wąsowska, photo nominated in 2017 in Grand Press Photo (sport category)

Thank you to everyone, who believed in me. This is so motivating!

Grand Press Photo 2017 – list of nominees

My nominated photo

See all photos that get to the final